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package org.sourceprojects.lycia;

import org.sourceprojects.lycia.internal.configuration.TagConfigurationUtils.MethodDefinition;

/**
 * The interface for all internal Generators to create the actual
 * {@link Delegate} implementations. At the moment there are two delivered
 * implementations: A reflective and a Bytecode {@link Generator}.
 * 
 * @author noctarius
 * @since 1.9.1
 * 
 * @param <B>
 *            Type of ContextObject to use
 */
public interface Generator<B> {

	/**
	 * When a internal delegate has to be build this method is called and a
	 * subclass / proxy of type {@link Delegate} MUST be given back.
	 * 
	 * @param parser
	 *            The "parser" instance (can be a POJO class)
	 * @param methodDefinition
	 *            The definition of the method to be called
	 * @param lyciaParser
	 *            The actual LyciaParser instance
	 * @return A subclass / proxy of type Delegate that delegates the method
	 *         call to the parser instance.
	 */
	Delegate<B> generate(Object parser, MethodDefinition methodDefinition,
			LyciaParser<B> lyciaParser);

}
